Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Delaware records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	March 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Delaware companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Rhode Island wants the Delaware certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Rhode Island filing waits for it. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Delaware companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$568

Will your Delaware name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the Delaware name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Delaware

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Delaware says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Delaware's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Delaware plus Rhode Island comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Delaware files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Rhode Island

Does my Delaware company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Delaware business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Rhode Island issues one to Delaware corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Delaware corporation in Rhode Island?

$518 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $568 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Rhode Island?

$249 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my Delaware name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Delaware name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Delaware keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Delaware companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Delaware's filings.

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